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Want footwear imprinted with right label (8)

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I believe the answer is:

shortage

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'want footwear' is the definition.
'shortage' can be an answer for 'want' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm not certain of the 'footwear' bit.

'imprinted with right label' is the wordplay.
'imprinted' becomes 'shoe' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'label' becomes 'tag' (tag is a kind of label).
'r'+'tag'='rtag'
'shoe' placed around 'rtag' is 'SHORTAGE'.

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(Other definitions for shortage that I've seen before include "Scarcity" , "Dearth, lack" , "famine" , "Lack, deficiency" , "Want" .)

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